Dormition

Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasting practices may forbid sexual intercourse, (or any sexual desire), masturbation, as well as refraining from eating certain types or groups of food (e.g. meat). Fasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human custom since pre-history. It is mentioned in the Qur'an, in the Mahabharata, in the Upanishads, and in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament. Fas ...

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• Fasting - Religious Fasting
• Fasting - The Bahá’í faith
• Fasting - Buddhism
• Fasting - Christianity
• Fasting - Hinduism
• Fasting - Islam
• Fasting - Jainism
• Fasting - Judaism
• Fasting - Medical fasting
• Fasting - Political fasting and hunger strikes
• Fasting - Physical effects of fasting
• Fasting - Fasting in Literature

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catho ...

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• Liturgical year - Western Christianity
• Liturgical year - Advent
• Liturgical year - Christmas
• Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time after Epiphany and Septuagesima
• Liturgical year - Lent
• Liturgical year - Easter
• Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time After Pentecost
• Liturgical year - Anglican and Protestant churches
• Liturgical year - Eastern Orthodox Church
• Liturgical year - The twelve Great Feasts
• Liturgical year - Resources

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The Eastern Orthodox Church (encompassing national Orthodox jurisdictions such as Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc.—see Eastern Orthodox Church organization) is a body of Christians which claims origins extending directly back to Jesus and his Apostles through unbroken Apostolic Succession. Its doctrines were formalized through a series of church councils, the most authoritative being the Seven Ecumenical Councils held between the 4th and 8th centuries. These councils were convened out of the necessity to resolve conflicts that ...

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• Eastern Orthodox Church - Beliefs
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Trinity
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Salvation
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Tradition
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Bible
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Sin and redemption
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Incarnation
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Theotokos
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Resurrection
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Saints relics and the deceased
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Last Things
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Art and Architecture
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Icons
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Traditions
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Incense
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Monasticism
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Fasting
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Almsgiving
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Baptism
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Chrismation
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Communion
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Repentance
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Marriage
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Orders
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Anointing with Holy Oil
• Eastern Orthodox Church - History
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Roman/Byzantine Empire
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Seven Ecumenical Councils
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Great Schism
• Eastern Orthodox Church - Conversion of the Slavs
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church in North America
• Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church today

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Zion, or Sion (צִיּוֹן "Height", Standard Hebrew Tziyyon, Tiberian Hebrew Tsiyyôn; Arabic صهيون Ṣuhyūn), is an archaic term that originally referred to a specific mountain near Jerusalem (Mount Zion), on which stood a Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David. "Zion" became applied to the section of Jerusalem where the fortress stood, and after Solomon's Temple was built there, it came to refer to the temple grounds and the temple itself. Today "Zion" is often used metaphorically, to symbolize Jerusalem and the Promised Land to come, i ...

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• Zion - Modern use
• Zion - Anti-Slavery
• Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion
• Zion - Rastafarians
• Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible
• Zion - Other references

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The word Transfiguration means a changing of appearance or form. In Christianity The Transfiguration is a miraculous event in the Synoptic Gospel accounts of Jesus (Matthew 17:1–6, Mark 9:1–8, Luke 9:28–36): Jesus led three of his apostles, Peter, John, and James, to pray at the top of a mountain, where he became transfigured, with his face shining like the sun, and with brilliant white clothes; Elijah and Moses appeared with Jesus, and talked with him, and then a bright cloud appeared overhead, and a voice from cloud pro ...

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• Transfiguration - Christian commemorations of the Transfiguration
• Transfiguration - Raphael's Transfiguration see Transfiguration Raphael

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A theophany is a visible manifestation of God to humans. For example, in the Bible in Isaiah 6, the story of Isaiah seeing the Lord sitting upon a throne is called a theophany. According to the philosopher Philo, God is purely transcendent, so his interactions with the material world are through an expression of himself, his Logos, or Word. It was through this Word that God created the world. Perhaps the best known example of theophany in Western religion is from the Torah where God appears to Moses and, by many a ...

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August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. August 15 - Events. 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III. 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia was consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia 1309 - The city of Rhodes ...

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Advent Christmastide Epiphany Pre-Lent Lent Eastertide Ascension Day Pentecost Ordinary Time Pre-Advent Feast of Cross Nativity Fast Nativity Theophany Great Lent Pascha Pentecost Transfiguration Dormition Intercession The Christian doctrine of the Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven following his resurrection. This is affirmed by Christi ...

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• Ascension - Feast
• Ascension - Superstitions

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Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting. Orthodox services are sung nearly in their entirety. Services consist in part of a dialog between the clergy and the people (often represented by the choir or the Psaltis (Cantor). In each case the text is sung or chanted following a prescribed musical form. Almost nothing is read in a normal speaking voice with the exception of the homily if one is given. The church has developed eight Modes or Tones, (see Octoechos) within which a chant may be set, depending on the time of ye ...

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Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - Beliefs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Trinity, Eastern Orthodox Church - Salvation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Tradition, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Bible, Eastern Orthodox Church - Sin and redemption, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Incarnation, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Theotokos, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Resurrection, Eastern Orthodox Church - Saints relics and the deceased, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Last Things, Eastern Orthodox Church - Art and architecture, Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings, Eastern Orthodox Church - Icons, Eastern Orthodox Church - Traditions, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Incense, Eastern Orthodox Church - Monasticism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Fasting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Almsgiving, Eastern Orthodox Church - Baptism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chrismation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church - Repentance, Eastern Orthodox Church - Marriage, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Orders, Eastern Orthodox Church - Anointing with Holy Oil, Eastern Orthodox Church - History, Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Roman/Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodox Church - The seven ecumenical councils, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Great Schism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Conversion of the Slavs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church in North America, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church today, Eastern Orthodox Church - Footnote

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Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates are 50°27′N 30°30′E. Geographically, Kiev belongs to the Polissya natural zone (a part of the European mixed woods). However, the city's unique landscape distinguishes it from the surrounding region. The older right-bank (western) part of Kiev is represented by numerous woody hills, ravines and small rivers (now mostly extinct). It is a part of the larger Prydniprovska (near-Dnieper) upland ad ...

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Kiev, Kiev - Geography and climate, Kiev - History, Kiev - Legal status and local government, Kiev - Subdivisions of Kiev, Kiev - Modern Kiev, Kiev - Structures, Kiev - Transportation, Kiev - Local transportation, Kiev - Railways, Kiev - Air, Kiev - Attractions, Kiev - Views of Kiev, Kiev - Universities, Kiev - Kiev or Kyiv?

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Fasting - The Bahá’í faith. In the Bahá'í Faith, fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá’í month of `Ala' (between March 2nd through March 20th). Bahá'u'lláh established the guidelines in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. It is the complete abstaining from both food and drink (including abstaining from smoking). Observing the fast is an individual obligation, and is binding on all Bahá’ís who ...

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Fasting, Fasting - Religious Fasting, Fasting - The Bahá’í faith, Fasting - Buddhism, Fasting - Christianity, Fasting - Hinduism, Fasting - Islam, Fasting - Jainism, Fasting - Judaism, Fasting - Medical fasting, Fasting - Political fasting and hunger strikes, Fasting - Physical effects of fasting, Fasting - Fasting in Literature

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Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting. Orthodox services are sung nearly in their entirety. Services consist in part of a dialog between the clergy and the people (often represented by the choir or the Psaltis (Cantor). In each case the text is sung or chanted following a prescribed musical form. Almost nothing is read in a normal speaking voice with the exception of the homily if one is given. The church has developed eight Modes or Tones, (see Octoechos) within which a chant may be set, depending on the time of ye ...

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Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - Beliefs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Trinity, Eastern Orthodox Church - Salvation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Tradition, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Bible, Eastern Orthodox Church - Sin and redemption, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Incarnation, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Theotokos, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Resurrection, Eastern Orthodox Church - Saints relics and the deceased, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Last Things, Eastern Orthodox Church - Art and Architecture, Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings, Eastern Orthodox Church - Icons, Eastern Orthodox Church - Traditions, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Incense, Eastern Orthodox Church - Monasticism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Fasting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Almsgiving, Eastern Orthodox Church - Baptism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chrismation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church - Repentance, Eastern Orthodox Church - Marriage, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Orders, Eastern Orthodox Church - Anointing with Holy Oil, Eastern Orthodox Church - History, Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Roman/Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Great Schism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Conversion of the Slavs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church in North America, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church today

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Zion - Anti-Slavery. The longing for Zion of the Babylonian Hebrews was adopted as a metaphor by Christianized Black slaves. Thus, Zion symbolizes a longing, by wandering peoples, for a safe homeland. This could be a literal place such as in Ethiopia for Rastafarians for example. For others, it has taken on a more spiritual meaning—a safe spiritual homeland, like in heaven, or a kind of peace of mind in one's present life. Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion. Main a ...

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Zion, Zion - Modern use, Zion - Anti-Slavery, Zion - Latter Day Saint usage of the term Zion, Zion - Rastafarians, Zion - Ugaritic Texts and the Bible, Zion - Other references

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The seasons in Western Christianity are derived primarily from the Roman Catholic Church. Generally, the liturgical seasons in western Christianity are Advent, Christmas, Time after Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Time after Pentecost. Liturgical year - Advent. First season of the liturgical year. It is traditionally a fast, and begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve. Its purpose is the preparation for Christmas, with the focus on expectation. Awaiting the coming of the Christ Child int ...

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Liturgical year, Liturgical year - Western Christianity, Liturgical year - Advent, Liturgical year - Christmas, Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time after Epiphany and Septuagesima, Liturgical year - Lent, Liturgical year - Easter, Liturgical year - Ordinary Time Time After Pentecost, Liturgical year - Anglican and Protestant churches, Liturgical year - Eastern Orthodox Church, Liturgical year - The twelve Great Feasts, Liturgical year - Resources

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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Feast of the Transfiguration commemorates this event. It is one of the twelve Great Feasts in the liturgical year of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is observed by it on August 6. Traditionally, fruit is brought to church to be blessed on this day. The Transfiguration falls during the Dormition Lent, but fish, wine and oil are allowed to be consumed on this day in recognition of the feast. (Information needed on Roman Catholic and Oriental Orthodox observance of the Transfiguration) In Roman Cat ...

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Transfiguration, Transfiguration - Christian commemorations of the Transfiguration, Transfiguration - Raphael's Transfiguration see Transfiguration Raphael

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Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates are 50°27′N 30°30′E. Geographically, Kiev belongs to the Polesia natural zone (a part of the European mixed woods). However, the city's unique landscape distinguishes it from the surrounding region. The older right-bank (western) part of Kiev is represented by numerous woody hills, ravines and small rivers (now mostly extinct). It is a part of the larger Prydniprovska (near-Dnieper) upland adj ...

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Kiev, Kiev - Geography and climate, Kiev - History, Kiev - Legal status and local government, Kiev - Subdivisions of Kiev, Kiev - Modern Kiev, Kiev - Structures, Kiev - Transportation, Kiev - Local transportation, Kiev - Railways, Kiev - Air, Kiev - Attractions, Kiev - Views of Kiev, Kiev - Universities, Kiev - Kiev or Kyiv?

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The first account of the Ascension found in the Christian Bible is in the Gospel of Mark (16:14-19). The description is brief. Jesus and the remaining eleven Disciples are seated at a table, presumably in a room in or near Jerusalem. Jesus commands his followers to spread the Gospel, and that those who believe will be known by their invulnerability to poison, ability to heal the sick, and the like. After delivering these final words, Jesus is received into Heaven to sit at the right hand of God. No description of the Ascension itself is given ...

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Ascension, Ascension - Biblical Accounts, Ascension - Feast, Ascension - Superstitions

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Like many other large cities of the former Soviet Union, modern Kiev is a mix of the old and the new, seen in everything from the buildings to the stores to the people themselves. Experiencing a fast growth rate between the 1970s and the mid-'90s, the city has continued its consistent growth after the turn of the millennium. As a result, Kiev's "downtown" is a dotted picture of new, modern buildings (known as novostroika) amongst the pale yellows, blues and grays of the older apartments. Urban sprawl has been gradually reducing while ...

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Kiev, Kiev - Geography and climate, Kiev - History, Kiev - Legal status and local government, Kiev - Subdivisions of Kiev, Kiev - Modern Kiev, Kiev - Structures, Kiev - Transportation, Kiev - Local transportation, Kiev - Railways, Kiev - Air, Kiev - Attractions, Kiev - Views of Kiev, Kiev - Universities, Kiev - Kiev or Kyiv?

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Kiev - Local transportation. Since Soviet times, the publicly owned and operated Kiev Metro system remains the fastest, the most convenient and affordable network that covers most, but not all, of the city. The metro is permanently expanding towards the city limits to cover the growing demand. While the other kinds of once public-only city transport have suffered the partial collapse. First of all, this regards the public bus service that operates the weared-out units and fails to maintain schedules. Publi ...

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Administratively, the city is divided into raions, which have their own units of central and local government with jurisdiction over a limited scope of affairs. There are 10 raions presently. For details on administration, see Legal status and local government of Kiev. Besides these, Kiev is informally divided into historical neighborhoods, each housing from 5,000 to 100,000 people. ...

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Kiev, Kiev - Geography and climate, Kiev - History, Kiev - Legal status and local government, Kiev - Subdivisions of Kiev, Kiev - Modern Kiev, Kiev - Structures, Kiev - Transportation, Kiev - Local transportation, Kiev - Railways, Kiev - Air, Kiev - Attractions, Kiev - Views of Kiev, Kiev - Universities, Kiev - Kiev or Kyiv?

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